A Study On The Rationality Of Scheler's Theory About The Order Of Values

"The order of values" is the core conception in axiological ethics founded by German philosopher Max Scheler.This phenomenological and material ethics of value theory is based on the critique of Immanuel Kant's Formalism ethics.In Scheler's ethics,the order of values is a priori material existence.Personality is the carrier of the order of values.The order of values is expressed as the "Ordo Amoris" in personality and it makes a person act towards the "love" of the highest value.Sometimes the order of values will also appear "confusion" or "subversion",this is because the personality did not follow the guidance of the value order,or represses their emotions leads to "resentment".This requires the power of models,and remorse to restore the order of values.The order of values,or more generally the question of ranking and priority of values,exists in different times and in different societies.Scheler is in the era of value order subversion,his mission is to reconstruct the value order.In modern society,the Pluralistic Axiology is conflicting,and the value choice problem is acute.Scheler as a Value Monist provides a methodological reference for a Pluralistic Society of value.In ancient China,Confucian philosophy was also closely related to the order of value as an object of intentionality,and the similarities between Confucian philosophy and Scheler in the shaping of personality also provided inspiration for modern society.This paper will explore the rationality of Scheler's theory of value order by studying the basic problem of value order and comparing Scheler with the problem of value and personality in different times,to provide a more inclusive space for the solution of the problem of Pluralistic Axiology in contemporary society.